Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-15

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train which arrived - MAzfala Ma1day
u beofa iate repoFi exlremely cold
weather IN Dakotn. Mo1tGns and
HoFshexn Edaka and WashinRton- The
anow II very deep at Hesun. and IN
! phases dFifsed l3 20 Is feet kiEh.
A repogf eanaes 90 TIE JozrzaF freu
Portland thss harry BaeE. partasr q
Iaoob Goetz II rich mining property e
while on q time in SAB Franc SEQ q
fasl setting all for China; that friends
isaFned 81 the mattsr. aud vent out II
tzR 20 the vessel 10 secure his relesse.
bat were unsaesessfni, and that the
wealthy Harry Il nov on the high seas,
en- route 10 Tie FlnweFy Kingdom as q
common sailor - Walla Wella Jesnaai.
Monday, says the Halla Walia Union,
while w. s. White Was digging ground
IN Mil Greek. 81 the head Of Alder
street, he found pound cake Of butter
u the gravel hve feet from the surface.
The butter was wrapped In brewn pa
per and is IL good state Of pressrva-
tion, being es stout as the average.
II - long the butter had been in the
ground Il sabieot Tor the Brio Bat
Glib.
SPOKANE ccUNTx.
Jack Hanlsy made the entire distance
from Oolvilis 70 spokane. almost ninety
miles, n about eleven hours.
Last Saturday all the brakemen On
tbs Northern Pacific trains, were pre-
seated With wooden sticks and belts, to
ne used IN coupling oars 70 prevent in
5ary 10 the hands and arms Of the brake
men.
Mr.. John Rainey, an cid resident Of
Spokane. died a. the residences Of
Samuel Hendricks, on SATURDAY. even
ing. The deceased ate hearty supper,
and while bic friends were absent be
sank into q stupoF and passed away.
The -four nes electric lights ordered
By the City Oounoil. viii be placed in
position in few daFs. The lights will
be located at the corner OF Third and
Howard, Monroe and Railroad crossing.
Bernard and Main and Bernard and
Riverside.
A petition is now being circulated in
Spokane Falls and along the Palouse
branch, fer the establishing of q daily
mail service over thai line &c follows:
From Spokane Falls. W. T., By Marshall,
k0salia, SpanRIe. Oakesdaie,( no ofkice).
10 Belmont Emo efioe), and back SIX
tn e. per week. Sunday excepted.
Leaving Spokane Falls at go o. m, ar
irving ct Belmont At o. u. Leave
Belmont at 6s35 g. m, arriving ct Spo-
kane Falls ct HOS q. M, also 70 estAb-
lish soffiess at 0akesdale and Belmont.
This routs would greatly facilitate the
mail for large country we'll settled
Spokane Falls Chroa5els.
YAKIMA AND KIrTITAs.
Miss Alice Parker went to Seattle 10
enter the University ~ student.
Mr.. A. 8. Gross asks loan, or gift, Of
5000 Of EIlensburRipe0ple, for which
he prof. ises TO construct ore reduction
works ~ that place, with daily eapa-
city Of fifteen tons
The salmon River mining district
new attracting attention is lao miles
from EllensburR. by present wagon road.
A new road is being made over the
mountains from EllensburR to We
natchie, which will shsrten the distance
from the former place some twenty
miles. Some Of the mines are closa 70
the British line.
Z. 8. Yeates, of this town, Installed
the new efiicers of EllensburR Lodge. No.
50. +. and A. NJ, 90 the evening Of De-
cembeF 9Th, aa follows: 5. @. Davidson,
w. NJ: q. b. Reed, 4. w.; @. E. Beebe,
j. W.; q. h. Baker, Treasurer; J.. IT.
McDouald, Secretary; j. p. sharp, Sd;
William Mcclure. J. D; 4. P. Tjosssm,
s. g.; s. Il. Geddis, J. s.; 5. l.. Bio.
mAueF, Tyler.
@. W. Feickert and Sam Hubbard re-
turned from Lake Chelan, IN Stevens
county whittier they went on q hunting
expedition thirty days age. They re-
port the weather hne up 20 Christmas,
when the snow fell about a foot in
depth. They camped on the lake. aad
made tours from there for game. They
killed come eleven mountain goats, be-
sides several deer. They brought back,
as trophies Of their trip, several pairs
of goat and deer horns, hides, etc.
On Wednesday, the 5th instant, the
stockholders Of the Yakima Flour Mill
Company held their annual meeting for
the election of directors, resulting ss
follows: A. B. Weed, Ed. Whitson, j.
Buckley, James imbFie and Robert
Greer. The organisation Of the new
Board will occur some ten days hence.
The running of tse mill Is delayed for
few days, incident 10 the cleaning and
repairing Of the waterway leading to
the hame. Il will be in operation again
within about ten days. al right Yak
ina Republic.
CLARKE COUNTY.
One Of our country boys brought a
white owl into Vancouver few days
ago, which places Clarke on level With
toe most favored counties once more.
Nov there il fun on hand, for the
Cits Mar hal this morning made CON-
plant against fourteen persons for gam
bling, including three 'stin-horns" from
Portland, and be also tsok in three of
PoFtland's fancy fair.
The masquerade party given by Col.
and Mira Reynolds at the Garrison Hail
last Wednesday evening was q brilliant
social success, and much enjoyed until
an incident occurred that was not down
on the programme. Just as the euests
we're about 20 90 to suppeF q Chinese
lantern took fire from the candle inside,
aad the flames communicated TO the
festoons OF everRreens oFnamentinQ the
room. The flames spread rapidly, bat
by hard work were extinRuished By the
gentlemen present, many Of whom had
their hands barred and hair sinRed
while at work. There was no panic
among the ladies'. but they saw some
very lively work among the imprompfu
dremen.- Faacouesr fadepsHdsnf.
MONTANA.
Adam Carruthers. u. w. Thurston
and David Porter left their wood camp
Z a the eih instant. and were frozen 10
death while attempting 10 walk 10 Beze-
man. twelve miles distant.
W. p. Gibson, an Anaconzda drug
giss, died on Hopday last from the ef- |
feoss Of an overdose Of morphine, acct |
dentally administered by himself.